Mary Ann Bernard

Famous quotes containing the words mary ann, mary, ann and/or bernard:

    ... effective magic is transcendent nature ...
    George Eliot [Mary Ann (or Marian)

    Martha, Martha, you are worried and distracted by many things; there is need of only one thing. Mary has chosen the better part, which will not be taken away from her.
    Bible: New Testament, Luke 10:41,42.

    Jesus to Martha.

    ... farming conservatism, which consisted in holding that whatever is, is bad, and any change is likely to be worse.
    George Eliot [Mary Ann (or Marian)

    What is the historical function of Parliament in this country? It is to prevent the Government from governing.
    —George Bernard Shaw (1856–1950)